Sam Romero is a visual artist and educator. He is a graduate of The School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s Painting and Drawing Program. After receiving his MFA in 2007, Romero moved back to Central Florida and is currently a Full Professor of Art and Graphic Design Program Director at Florida Southern College. Romero is also a founding member of and brand advisor for the US Latinx Art Forum. His current research focuses on Chicano and Indigenous visual design narratives and approaches.
Conferences and Speaking Invitations:
2024 Southeastern College Art Conference,
Presenter: “Criticism in the Age of Diversity”
College Arts Association,
Chair: "Branding Hiphop."
2023 Southeastern College Art Conference,
Presenter: “Illustration as Design”
2022 Speaker Spotlight Series, Florida Southern College,
“Music Video as Video Art”
2021 Virtual Book Launch, In parternship with AIGA:
Black, Brown + Latinx Graphic Design Educators
An Open Discussion, In Partnership with Parsons School of Design,
Black, Brown + Latinx Graphic Design Educators
College Arts Association
Co-Chair: Browning the Design Canon
2020 College Arts Association
Presenter: Black, Brown + Latinx Graphic Design Educators
Florida Southern College
Panelist: Cafe Con Leche Event,: Sponsored by the Multicultural Canter
Polk Museum of Art
Presenter: Hispanic Heritage Month panel
2019 AIGA Kansas City
Guest Speaker
Florida Southern College
Multiculturalism in the Workplace; Breakout Session: Integrating Culture into the Workplace
2017 College Arts Association
Co-Chair: "Si Se Puede! Brand Identity, Activism and Art Historical Analyses."
2016 Latino Art Now!
“Deconstruct and Redesign: My Art Practice, Teaching Methods and Branding Ideas”
Honors and Awards:
2016 Omicron Delta Kappa Honors Society Teacher of the Year Award
Email
samromero180@gmail.com